Senate President Tom Niehaus didn’t have the votes to get a bill that limits workers rights out of committee, so he abruptly removed some Republicans and replaced them with more supportive ones. Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, and Jay McDonald discuss.

The budget standoff in Wisconsin is entering dire straits: with time running out to refinance the state’s debt, Governor Walker warns of massive layoffs to balance the state budget. Democrats in the State Senate have vowed to hold up passage of Walker’s controversial budget legislation to protect co